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News Wednesday, September 12, 2001 |
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Bush
vows to avenge victims WASHINGTON — A grim-faced President Bush mourned the deaths of thousands of Americans in Tuesday’s atrocities and vowed to avenge their killings. “Today, our nation saw evil,” he said. In
his first prime-time Oval Office address, Bush said the United States
would retaliate against “those behind these evil acts,”
and any country that harbors them. |
Students
react with multitude of emotions Students gathered from all over campus Tuesday and stared in shock at the Student Center Lounge television as events that will change the world unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C. At
least half of the more than 100 students in the lounge had tears
in their eyes as they watched hijacked planes destroy the World
Trade Center and The Pentagon in possible terrorist attacks that
caused numerous American fatalities. |
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Terrorist
attack will scar American psyche forever |
Veterans
call attack ‘more hopeless’ Second
class motor machinist Lee Brown was sweeping for mines on an auxiliary
ship when he looked a Japanese pilot in the eye as he flew over
the channel at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. |
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London
Centre removes TCU identification |
TCU
interns unhurt in D.C. attack |
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Tragedy
brings together families separated by miles |
FAA
orders planes to ground; security heightened at airports |
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Fort
Worth, TCU prepared to deal with crisis, officials say Following
terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, Fort Worth and
TCU officials said they feel confident in their abilities to deal
with a crisis situation. |
Media
organizations plan ahead to provide accurate crisis coverage |
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Officials
ask U.S.citizens
Although television news networks pointed to the attacks Tuesday
as terrorist-related, political science professor Manochehr Dorraj
said Americans must be careful to not jump to conclusions. |
Communication
intercept leads government to bin Laden WASHINGTON
— U.S. officials began piecing together a case linking Osama
bin Laden to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, aided by
an intercept of communications between his supporters and harrowing
cell phone calls from victims aboard the jetliners before they crashed
on Tuesday. |
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TCU
Reacts
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Military
mulls involvement, reaction tactics in assaults |
University
prepared for crisis, officials say By Aaron Chimbel Staff Reporter TCU has a thorough plan in place to inform students, faculty and staff in case of an emergency situation on campus, said Tracy Syler-Doctson, assistant director of communications. full story |
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Photo by Photo editor Erin Munger and Skiff Staff member Caleb Williams Members of Phi Delta Theta patriotically hang a sign Tuesday to show moral support for the victims of the attacks in New York City and Washington. |
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Local
mosques, synagogues heighten security
Religious
leaders in Fort Worth said Jews and Muslims heightened security
Tuesday, fearing retaliation against people of foreign descent in
light of recent terrorist attacks in the United States. |
Student
emotions near hysteria, psychologists say |
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Muslim,
Christian leaders denounce attacks
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Services scheduled at local churches
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Provost
listed in stable condition at local hospital Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs William Koehler was taken to an area hospital
after he began convulsing while he drove College of Communications
dean candidate William Slater down Forest Park Boulevard toward
TCU. |
Igleheart
aims to expand concepts of service From soup kitchens
to paperwork, TCU’s new community service coordinator wants
to get involved in everything inbetween. |
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